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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So absolutely absurd to not push kids to do advanced stuff. Especially since some average people are deciding the standards.

Push your kids to do well in school, on screener tests, and everywhere, becait will make them better at the end. They will learn about themselves the most.

Go for Algebra in 7th, even in 6th if you can.

LA should have better acceleration too.

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Totally agree.  Parents who don’t do this are fools. [/quote]

dp Parents who push their children past their breaking points just to please their parents are fools.  Would you want your teen to die by suicide because the extreme pressure you parents put them under?  That you have to be perfect?  Are you perfect?  Or human?  Wanting your child to do the best they can isn't being foolish.  Love the child you have not the one you want.[/quote]

Mold them into the child you want! [/quote]

What kind of child do you want? I want a happy, adaptable, child who grows into a happy adaptable, adult.  Pretty sure pushing them isn’t going to get them there. Challenging is not the same as pushing, for what it’s worth.

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That sounds like loser talk![/quote]

You got me! Big loser over here.  Making medium bucks, happily married with kids and time for them and a hobby.  Might even buy a brand new mini van next year! Coulda gone big law but for what? A bigger house and bigger bills to pay, with less free time for things outside of my career.  I feel like I’m living the American dream, and my siblings with millions in the bank can’t stop whining about inflation. It’s funny.
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Sounds like you find mediocrity good enough.  [b]Some people are okay without being successful.[/b][/quote]

New poster here. Depends on how you define "successful".

People think of success in different ways. A couple of them are

1. Being happy, contended, plenty of free time to do the things you would do even if you dont get paid for them, not feeling any pressure moneywise, good health.

2. Earning a lot of money, climbing up into the C suite, having a private plane, being famous, making into the billionaire list.

Many equate success like you seem to be doing with #2. That usually comes with lots of downsides as well, divorce, not spending any time with kids, health problems due to all the stress/lack of sleep/unhealthy eating, etc.

You might describe #1 as mediocre. I would wish it upon my kids if I had the power to make it happen.

Of the top 100 richest people how many did not get divorced? One of the most stressful events in a person's life and a continuing source of misery for years and years?

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